The ITA charges gymnast Ana Maria Bărbosu with an anti-doping rule violation for three whereabouts failures
The International Testing Agency (ITA), leading an independent anti-doping program on behalf of World Gymnastics, confirms that it has charged Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Bărbosu with an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) for three whereabouts failures committed within a 12-month period.
The ITA confirms that gymnast Ana Maria Bărbosu was charged with an ADRV under Article 2.4 of the World Gymnastics Anti-Doping Rules (World Gymnastics ADR) for committing three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period.¹
Further, in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code and Article 7.4.2 of the World Gymnastics Anti-Doping Rules, a provisional suspension has been imposed on the athlete.
The athlete has requested for the case to be referred for adjudication to the Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping Division where the athlete will have the opportunity to present explanations and evidence regarding each of the three whereabouts failures.
Pursuant to World Gymnastics’ delegation of its anti-doping program to the ITA, the prosecution of the case is being handled entirely by the ITA.
Given that the case is underway, there will be no further comments made.
The original press release can be found here: https://ita.sport/news/the-ita-charges-gymnast-ana-maria-barbosu-with-an-anti-doping-rule-violation-for-three-whereabouts-failures/
